Ultraviolet A1 Phototherapy of Mycosis Fungoides
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Received May 13, 2011, Revised July 30, 2011, Accepted for publication October 16, 2011 Corresponding author: Kee Suck Suh, Department of Dermatology, Kosin University College of Medicine, 262 Gamcheon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 602-702, Korea. Tel: 82-51-990-6145, Fax: 82-51-990-3041, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fig. 1. (A) Clinical feature of a patient with mycosis fungoides palmaris et plantaris before treatment (case 1). (B) Complete response of active disease after 13 treatments with lowdose ultraviolet A1. Ultraviolet A1 Phototherapy of Mycosis Fungoides
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